U.S. Civil War Questions

U.S. Civil War Questions

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19 Qs

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U.S. Civil War Questions

U.S. Civil War Questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Before the Civil War, a major reason for the growth of sectionalism was

disagreement between the East and the West over construction of a transcontinental railroad
the poor treatment of Native American Indians
discrimination toward immigrants
cultural and economic differences between the North and the South

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War?

The Northern economy was primarily agricultural, while the Southern economy was based on manufacturing
Jobs on plantations attracted more European immigrants to the South than to the North
Transportation systems were more developed in the North than in the South
The Southern economy was more diversified than the Northern economy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because

the Constitution contained a clause that outlawed the importation of slaves into the Northern states
congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North
northern states passed affirmative action legislation
geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Between 1820 and 1860, the greatest issue created by the proposed admission of a new state into the Union was

whether the new state would allow slavery
where the new state's boundaries would be located
how many representatives the new state would have in congress
whether the new state had many natural resources

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was significant because it

allowed slavery in California
ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in territories
upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad
outlawed slavery in the Southern states

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford helped to increase sectional conflict because the decision

denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
allowed for the importation of enslaved persons for ten years
prohibited slavery in lands west of the Mississippi River
gave full citizenship to all enslaved persons

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Abolitionists were reformers who worked to

keep the United States out of foreign wars
block immigration to the United States
destroy monopolies and trusts 
end slavery in the United States

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